tenon

Definitions of tenonn. - A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it, and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf. Tooth, Tusk.
2v. t. - To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a piece of timber.
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